New shape in shipping is a big square box

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New shape in shipping is a big square box

Date11/15/1968

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James, Norman (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: New shape in shipping is a big square box. First container train from Manchester Liner's Montreal container port arrived yesterday at Canadian National's $1;000;000 Concord express terminal at Keele St. and Highway 7. CN took 182 of the 20-ton containers off the Manchester Challenger. Some 158 were destined for Toronto; 10 for Hamilton; 8 for Winnipeg; 5 for Chicago and 1 for Detroit. The big boxes may revolutionize transport.

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